flayed

Example Sentences

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The Spun, a sports blog, flayed Plum for her “embarrassing lack of tax knowledge.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

One of his recurring subjects was meat, from flayed rabbits to rayfish, with odorous side effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

“It’s very human to not want to have yourself sort of flayed open for the world to see.”

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2024

The students plastered Dean Martinez’s classroom last week with flyers saying that the protesters were exercising their First Amendment right to engage in “counter-speech,” an argument flayed by Judge Duncan.

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2023

All my nerves felt raw now, as though the dream had flayed me.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros